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#1 of 450 haha . . . by brian60 Jan 30, 2001 (9:33 am)
i'm here first. ummm . . . i wash my PF when it gets dirty and change the oil every 5000 miles . . . hello? . . . is this thing on? . . . Replies to this message: mtytler (Dec 15, 2004 8:37 am)
#2 of 450 Zaino by crikey Jan 30, 2001 (1:25 pm)
Use Zaino to make the Pathy shiny bright -- www.zaino.com to order.
#3 of 450 Brand-New Pathfinder by jambazi Feb 01, 2001 (4:24 pm)
I'm taking delivery on my 2001 Pathfinder SE 4WD with 5-sp manual transmission tomorrow.   I plan to change the oil at 500 miles, and use the regular stuff (no synthetic yet). Then at 3,000 mile intervals after that.   Anyone have any other advice for proper break-in procedures? What about that old thing about not driving it above 55 mph for the first 500 miles? Has that gone the way of the dodo?
#4 of 450 break-in . . . by brian60 Feb 01, 2001 (4:34 pm)
as i later learned, the 55 mph limit was a legal decision, not an engineering one (never made much sense to me in any case). basic precaution is to not run the engine over 4000 rpm during the first 1000 miles. FYI, the maintenance intervals on PFs is 3750/7500 miles, so changing every 3000 and definately at 500 is overkill.
#5 of 450 RE: break-in by johnskev Feb 02, 2001 (7:05 am)
the 3000 mile changing isn't necessarily overkill. the initial oil change whether it be at 500 or 1000 is just a recommendation i've heard from every board i've checked. as for 3000 or 3750, that's based more on your driving style.
#6 of 450 re: break-in by brian60 Feb 02, 2001 (4:57 pm)
well, considering that Nissan says you can wait 3750 miles (assuming severe schedule) before you do the first oil change, i'd say it's overkill. i think their IC engine engineers probably know their product better than we ever will. with the quality of oil additives and engine components these days, i dare say that many people are still living in the carbuerated and leaded days of yesteryear, still fearful of throttle-by-wire and 3k+ oil change intervals. johnskev, i'm not necessarily implying that you're one of these people, but the people posting to the boards you read just might be. then again, my PF might blow up at 75k, and i will have a learned a life lesson. oh well, i'm about 24k miles past caring, so have a great weekend.
#7 of 450 Service Manual by jambazi Feb 03, 2001 (5:42 am)
Anybody here buy the Service Manual? I had one for my '95 Camaro, paid about $100 for it, and felt that it paid for itself over the past 6 years.   Now I find that Nissan wants $275 for their manual, and $210 for the CD version. What a rip-off! That's enough to make me think maybe it won't pay for itself.   Anybody out there who has the manual would like to comment?   Also, if you don't have the manual, what are other good reference service docs for the PF?   One question I'd like to look up right off is where the in-cabin microfilter is located. I want to check to see that I actually have one, since I paid for it!   Thanks, Howie Replies to this message: stansfield (Jan 14, 2009 7:45 am)
#8 of 450 jambazi/shop manual by li_sailor Feb 03, 2001 (7:09 am)
The shop manual has been discussed a few times in the main PF forum...see posts 493, 498, 1033, 1035 and 1037. I'm about to buy it (the CD) myself. As someone else said, one fix will probably pay for it. Even though the owner's manual (the one that comes with the PF) is good as a "user's guide", it has almost no maint info.
#9 of 450 jambazi by loboy Feb 03, 2001 (1:07 pm)
The microfilter is located behind the glove box which you'll have to remove to get at the filters (qty of 2). If I recall, I think there's six screws you have to remove and a couple of pins at the bottom of the glove box (pretty easy). The Nissan microfilter I bought came with a couple of stickers that says the vehicle has the microfilter and how often it needs to be changed (7500 mi) and a spot to write when it was last changed. You may want to check for these stickers inside the glove box (if the port or dealer installed them). Hope this helps.
#10 of 450 Shop Manual and Microfilter by jambazi Feb 04, 2001 (9:44 pm)
li_sailor and loboy,   Thanks so much for that info. I'm leaning towards getting the shop manual now, because I plan on keeping this car for a long time, and enjoy doing my own work/maintenance.   I checked my glove compartment, and there is a sticker in there that states exactly when the filter was installed (about a month ago: 01 01 06, 2 km).   Took the car to New Orleans this weekend. Varied the RPMs on the highway, and kept it under 4,000 (between 2500 and 3500). Now it's got 480 miles, up from just 4 when I got it two days ago. I love this car!

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